The Rebellious Curator

Robert Rauschenberg (American 1925-2008)

Known formally for his "Combines," Rauschenberg often used random materials to make a work of art. He worked under Josef Albers(of The Bauhaus), who required a strict adherence to the fundamentals of art and did not allow for experimentation. Rauschenberg describes Albers as "influencing him to do exactly the reverse of what he was being taught."